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GNV to DTW: distance & flight time
Gainesville (Gainesville Regional Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
867 mi
1,396 km · 754 nm
2h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
867 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 21m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GNV — Gainesville Regional Airport · Gainesville, United States
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GNV
- OCF · Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field36 mi away
- LCQ · Lake City Gateway Airport39 mi away
- VQQ · Cecil Airport44 mi away
- CTY · Cross City Airport50 mi away
Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GNV from DTW?
The flight distance from Gainesville (GNV) to Detroit (DTW) is 867 miles (1,396 km, 754 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GNV to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 21m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GNV to DTW?
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